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《The Heir》 S1·E31 (04:05) HSK 4
kě shì yī děng de féi quē zài shuō

可是一等的肥缺 再说

“has particularly lucrative posts. Besides,”

《The Heir》 S1·E31
TIMECODE: 04:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù rù hǔ xué yān dé hǔ zi zhè yù yòng jiān yī zhí

不入虎穴 焉得虎子 这御用监一职

“nothing ventured, nothing gained. The Directorate of Imperial Supplies”

kě shì yī děng de féi quē zài shuō CURRENT FOCUS

可是 一等的 肥缺 再说

“has particularly lucrative posts. Besides,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yǒu wǒ zài yǒu wǒ diē zài

有我在 有我爹在

“my father and I have got your back.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PERSUADING
Tone: TEMPTING
Emotion: AMBITION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“The rewards are too enormous to pass up, so the danger is worth the gamble.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Feique (Lucrative Official Posts in Bureaucracy)

In imperial Chinese bureaucracy, posts in charge of procurement or material management were notoriously coveted as 'fat vacancies' for illicit enrichment.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #temptation #justification #ambition
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
肥缺 SPOKEN CHUNK

a lucrative appointment, a cushy job

Colloquial term used to describe a government or corporate position rich in perks, bribes, or handsome profits.

一等 SPOKEN CHUNK

first-rate, top-notch

Used before a noun to designate the highest grade or utmost category.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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